Context for Child Development Part 1

Vocabulary flashcards covering Baumrind’s parenting styles, their defining characteristics, and the two key dimensions of child rearing discussed in the lecture.

Diana Baumrind

Developmental psychologist who established the four classic parenting styles based on nurturance and discipline.

Parenting Styles

Classifications of parental approaches—authoritarian, authoritative, permissive, and neglectful—that describe how parents interact with and guide their children.

Authoritarian Parenting

Style marked by high standards and strict punishment with little communication; expects unquestioning obedience (“my way or the highway”).

Authoritative Parenting

Style combining clear limits and high expectations with high nurturance and responsiveness; parents listen, explain, and adjust rules—linked to the best child outcomes.

Permissive Parenting

Style high in warmth and communication but low in discipline and control; parents act more like friends than authority figures.

Neglectful / Uninvolved Parenting

Style low in both nurturance and discipline; parents are indifferent, unaware, and provide minimal guidance or support.

Nurturance (Child-Centeredness)

Parenting dimension reflecting warmth, responsiveness, and emotional support given to the child.

Discipline (Parental Control)

Parenting dimension reflecting the degree of rules, guidance, and behavioral control imposed by parents.

Two-Dimensional Parenting Framework

Baumrind’s model plotting parenting styles along nurturance and discipline axes to illustrate their differences (authoritative high on both; authoritarian high discipline/low nurturance; permissive high nurturance/low discipline; neglectful low on both).